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Our plate is full. We have a lot to do building our company organically and that is our key focus.
Jamie Dimon
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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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New York City
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The question is how do you do it [more consumer protection] so that it actually works that way? And that takes analysis, and sometimes collaboration between government and business, to understand how that works.
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We invested in the downturn and we never stopped serving our clients.
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I am still a Democrat. The main reason is because I don't like the Republican stance on some social values. Not that I disagree with all of them. I just don't think they have a right to impose it upon other people. I've been public about that.
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When the government gets involved in pricing, I don't think it's the right way to look at a business.
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All our clients know that we're there, we're steady, we do a good job, we earn a fair return for ourselves, which I think is critical.
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